Mazda will attend the event "Le Mans in the future"

Mazda Motor Corporation will participate again this year to race 24 Hours of Le Mans, which he won in 1991 with the first and only rotary engine equipped vehicle involved in the competition.

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Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE will be present for a demonstration event in the Le Mans line to the future "(Le Mans in the future).

To welcome the memorable victory of 1991, who will lead the RX-8 will be Yojiro Terada, a veteran pilot who participated in 29 endurance race at Le Mans, 16 of them with Mazda. While it was part of the team that race podium 19 years ago.

Event "Le Mans in the future" takes place first in the classical race, which will present several models that use alternative fuels (electric, hybrid, natural gas or hydrogen). Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE is equipped with a rotary engine that works on both gasoline and hydrogen, but the model is specifically optimized for hydrogen combustion and emissions-free running. Car lease is currently available in Japan and Norway.

Demonstration Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE is scheduled for Saturday, June 12, at 24:10. 12:30 From model will be on public display in the paddock H.